Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2024, Netherlands's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 4.4% compared to 2023, reaching 43.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.7%.

Netherlands ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.2% (from 47.7% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.